The Road Home


A charming romantic comedy, set mainly in China, 1958. A young man returns to his village home after his father dies, and recounts the tale of how his father and mother met and fell in love. Such a romance was unheard of, as the village custom at that time was built on arranged marriages. The bookends are about how the people in the area pay homage to his father, who was a schoolteacher there for 40 years.
The film has won some prestigious international awards. Chinese with English subtitles.


88 minutes.
All ages .
Comedy, Drama, Romance, On the Art Circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

What
What's for supper?...

Credits

Cast
Ziyi Zhang, Honglei Sun, Hao Zheng, Yuelin Zhao
Director
Yimou Zhang
ScreenplayShi Ban, from his novel ''Remembrance''
MusicBao San
CinematographyYong Hou
Sound formatsDolby SR
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in1999
Produced byColumbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Guangxi Film Studios





Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Movies for Africa
Ian Douglas		14
Cape Argus
Aldrin Naidu		15
Cape Argus
Adrian Monteath		15
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge		10
Total Film
Tom Dawson		10

What the People say

Internet
113 Netizens		16

Average .. 67%

13

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas: China here delivers an object lesson to Hollywood in how to make a really realistic, gentle, innocent romantic comedy. None of this ''Hello'', ''Hello'', ''Let's go to bed.'' fantasy which Hollywood is trying to establish as the norm everywhere. The two lovers are keen and awkward at the same time, which leads to the comedy and the heartache. Along the way we get some interesting insights into Chinese life and culture. The fact that it has subtitles means that many people who would both enjoy it and identify with it, won't go to see it. That is a real pity.






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